what are the most playoff ppg by a rookie in celtics history

Tom Heinsohn has put up the most points per game by a Celtics rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 22.9 per game in 1956-57.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22.9	1956-57	BOS	10	37.0	11.7	2.0			9.0	23.1	39.0				4.9	6.9	71.0	43.8				370	229	117	20				40
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	21.3	1979-80	BOS	9	41.3	11.2	4.7	1.6	0.9	9.2	19.7	46.9	0.4	1.7	26.7	2.4	2.8	88.0	51.1	2.4	8.8	3.7	372	192	101	42	14	8	33	30
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	18.5	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	4.3	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	351	83	52	23	10	41	50	+51
4	Brian Shaw B. Shaw	17.0	1988-89	BOS	3	41.3	5.7	6.3	1.0	0.0	7.3	14.3	51.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	3.0	77.8	54.3	0.7	5.0	2.0	124	51	17	19	3	0	6	11
5	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	14.0	1950-51	BOS	2		7.5	6.0			4.5	21.0	21.4				5.0	6.0	83.3	29.6					28	15	12				8
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	13.9	1956-57	BOS	10	40.9	24.4	3.2			5.4	14.8	36.5				3.1	6.1	50.8	39.8				409	139	244	32				41
7	Dee Brown D. Brown	12.2	1990-91	BOS	11	25.8	4.1	3.7	1.0	0.5	4.8	9.8	49.1	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.5	3.1	82.4	54.5	0.8	3.3	2.0	284	134	45	41	11	6	22	32
8	Mike Bloom M. Bloom	12.0	1947-48	BOS	3			0.7			3.7	14.0	26.2				4.7	6.3	73.7	35.7					36		2				10
9	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	11.8	1962-63	BOS	11	23.1	4.8	1.5			5.1	11.4	44.8				1.6	2.5	66.7	47.5				254	130	53	17				28
10	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	10.7	1954-55	BOS	7	22.0	5.0	2.3			4.0	7.7	51.9				2.7	3.7	73.1	57.3				154	75	35	16				27
11	Marcus Smart M. Smart	9.8	2014-15	BOS	4	22.5	2.8	1.3	0.3	0.3	3.5	7.3	48.3	0.8	3.3	23.1	2.0	3.8	53.3	54.8	1.3	1.5	1.0	90	39	11	5	1	1	4	12	-51
12	Jim Loscutoff J. Loscutoff	9.7	1955-56	BOS	3	29.7	8.7	1.3			3.7	10.3	35.5				2.3	3.0	77.8	41.5				89	29	26	4				8
13	Saul Mariaschin S. Mariaschin	9.7	1947-48	BOS	3			0.3			3.3	14.0	23.8				3.0	4.7	64.3	30.1					29		1				12
14	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	8.9	1960-61	BOS	10	21.6	8.4	0.7			3.7	7.5	49.3				1.5	2.4	62.5	52.0				216	89	84	7				42
15	Kevin McHale K. McHale	8.5	1980-81	BOS	17	17.4	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.5	3.6	6.6	54.0	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	63.9	56.3	1.7	1.8	0.9	296	145	59	14	4	25	15	51
16	Bob Donham B. Donham	6.5	1950-51	BOS	2		4.0	1.0			2.0	4.5	44.4				2.5	6.0	41.7	45.5					13	8	2				9
17	Dick Hemric D. Hemric	6.3	1955-56	BOS	3	18.0	7.3	0.3			1.7	8.0	20.8				3.0	5.3	56.3	30.6				54	19	22	1				7
18	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	6.1	2004-05	BOS	7	19.4	6.4	0.3	0.6	1.1	2.4	5.9	41.5	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.7	75.0	46.5	2.4	4.0	0.6	136	43	45	2	4	8	4	16	+24
19	Togo Palazzi T. Palazzi	5.8	1954-55	BOS	5	6.0	2.8	0.2			2.4	4.8	50.0				1.0	2.0	50.0	51.1				30	29	14	1				7
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	5.0	2016-17	BOS	17	12.6	2.1	0.8	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.2	47.9	0.3	1.4	21.7	0.7	1.1	66.7	53.9	0.7	1.4	0.8	215	85	36	13	6	2	13	26	-25
21	Marcus Banks M. Banks	5.0	2003-04	BOS	4	15.0	1.8	1.8	0.5	0.3	1.8	4.0	43.8	0.5	1.3	40.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	56.3	0.3	1.5	0.8	60	20	7	7	2	1	3	9	-22
22	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	5.0	1981-82	BOS	10	12.9	1.3	1.1	0.2	0.1	1.9	4.5	42.2	0.2	0.4	50.0	1.0	1.3	76.9	49.3	0.6	0.7	1.1	129	50	13	11	2	1	11	21
23	Chuck Cooper C. Cooper	5.0	1950-51	BOS	2		6.5	1.5			2.0	6.0	33.3				1.0	2.5	40.0	35.2					10	13	3				8
24	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	4.8	2015-16	BOS	5	19.8	3.4	1.2	0.2	0.6	1.8	4.6	39.1	0.8	2.2	36.4	0.4	0.4	100.0	50.3	0.6	2.8	0.4	99	24	17	6	1	3	2	5	-26
25	J.R. Bremer	4.7	2002-03	BOS	10	14.7	1.5	1.2	0.3	0.0	1.6	5.6	28.6	0.8	3.2	25.0	0.7	0.8	87.5	39.5	0.0	1.5	0.8	147	47	15	12	3	0	8	12	-32

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